greatness

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #8989

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being remarkable, important, or admirable.

History will remember her for the greatness of her achievements.
2

noun
Unusually large size, extent, or amount.

The sheer greatness of the desert made the travellers feel tiny.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... illustriousness

2 noun · unusually large size,... grandness

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Derived forms overgreatness

Related forms genius

Etymology

From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness.

gretnesse Middle English grēatnes Old English

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# greatness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɡɹeɪtnəs
**Frequency rank:** 8989

## Meanings
1. The quality of being remarkable, important, or admirable.
2. Unusually large size, extent, or amount.

## Examples
- History will remember her for the greatness of her achievements.
- The sheer greatness of the desert made the travellers feel tiny.

## Derived Forms
- overgreatness

## Related Forms
- genius

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gretnesse
- Root: grēatnes

## Etymology
From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness.

## AI Etymology
Greatness comes from Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The quality of being remarkable, important, or admirable” and “Unusually large size, extent, or amount”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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